New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-25
THE SHIPPING QUESTION.
MR. FAIRCHILUS PREMISES MISLEADING
RECONNAISSANCE PATrEN CkIrICIsINd THE SEC
RETARys RECOMMENDATIONS.

RETARY's RECOMMENDATIONS.
fry TELEGRAPH TO TRIBUNE
WAsHIyGroN Dec. "a - Arguments which arc
short and have point are sometimes esncusve bus
sac,.,orv Farcbild, summary disposal Of the whole
.h;nnry ous.tien in dozen lines Of his report Will not
he cordially received by persons Interested In the ques
tion sr indeed. By the country at large his he"hSu
crate Of repeal OF the navgau'h laws
ia the first instance In the history OF IRIS country OF
head Of a department openly taking sides with foreign
shipbuiders advocate their peculiar method' OF re-
storing the mercantile marine OF tho ohteu STATES IL
NAV h. characterized a. impracteabls as well as uHpa
triotc. 49,,
Jarvis Paten, Commissioner OF NaVisatlon said TO-
day: "Mr FaitchlPs premises are misleading.
He saws citizen OF the United sta ga May Duy loregh
built ship in foreign port he may put the united STATES
ia, upeu II nd trade with all the countries OF the world
cen, nj. own and our Government will protect hin
with all its newer such trade Nav, whiis his stare
ment is true as n collateral fact. II has no bsaag Oil the
ouestion at issue for the reason that no American GU
ysns buy and foreign built ssps In 'orelgh port
e1cep perhaps by accident and the protection granted
Inv the United states such casss is merely temporary;
protecton allowed American citizens whlie realong
ohro.d and vhob they rarely avail themselves Of
9Th, danger Is that the privilege Of bnyins ships
abro al to granted proposed by tho secretary thcn
Great Britain having feet sfiron steamers that are anu
oua ell and unserviceabo would enesavor 10 ioist om
upon our nag and In case AMERICANS coud DC ionhd 70
{nye such property ODcio biih mlS"t w wv" ~"
nncb the ane fix as tho man VINO hat purchased tho
fr,re brosd OF sitting hen and found when the bird
Matched that they all ROSTERS which was not very
promising the egg business whoh he was engaged
ITO maintain our present tonnage during the next
ten wears will require the expenditure III ronnu NUMBERS
Of 500 100000 But IT, claimed by tho FREQ snip
advocates our foreign slipping would double IN that
Tim, that would ueres,itate the outay "i ~ rh n~ir
so mai tho .um Of 500 100000. s4pO"OOOO year.
would be expended abroad Ia the nsN decade INC Out
lay OF such al enormous quantity OF AlhsHc~h
money In isrei.n coLnifles must "prl..o
a, a drain which would be difficult 10 'hsei sy any
c.npeu..ting National gain The from rciehts
is r.rev moro ha the cost Of tho SNIP ana 10 ease
forricnbut ships engaged IN l"re,gs u A". i
moi la over Aaf expended III this country hdniral
Porter incorporated i. his l-e report some v1u.ns
siati.trs IN rrTar 10 our me- c.t.' ''. -, -
males IN. 81 annual ifri.h' sifhhs' vi o'a
mihos tons OF snippins At Si'ooVV'"oo' INV, ~
the course Of ten years operation 81 lho l's sup
sv.f,m va wcr0 enabled to 10 ibl~ our c"h-
m,rcc ia tbs foreign ir'dG aud sn'"ii CARY Mo IT,
ihra we Sh.uld o,y touch about SIS oooo'o Of th.'
present estimated earning, VI vessels usirr oar nie
iut "a II taxes )csr. All ths -ain ihs a. craze Is
nny $4,000 OOJ. AMI, sns f 81 UAiri sum sh"nil 10
dow" IN The column of naueH"l 'Isdl''' :" W."
hs,. average of II ."uo.""o Annuh Is'N "hi OF.
lsOUO.UuO gain uudsr tie iu.l operation 81 "eo
bt drrug the decade.
Bnt ih,I not all. over thr'r-qrarer' Of TIE mo,y
use. iE snpbIdiu- i cal al ol - hr cNp"u cd Ia me
fr-ro .cnins ranin' sipn"i Ao'' IL t'c ",n :"
and just herria lie, nc nosi c'i'Hl teA'sui
why II w.uld wall 50 TO char-sthr navigation avs ~
.llsw fore:-n-buit ships owned by oar c.Arnt -
bearing tho lag the csurtry If their own" or l"'
$500 $500 estimated outlay Ia ID. purchase "i toh
maze makes IN isc next cca i, iNr' 10 Nv
or 300 O.uOO q wSull COT tr'n - "siNlhF
ola If country, II u s~d 10
trau~irr to ahorefs -i ElIspc ON ~. lhr-i"" "l
Transferring thc occupation ana "I 4''""' q"
onr m.chanics and ar I'1n- wm,h i.r rt"po,., ~
taken at fnll scope. misht Involve, 10 i"ioi-h
shares. 'oscr.s. will probably be o-.si np-n 10
act ui there bc d,hbt ~ To - RESULT - -
II lv sal b, Admiral Porter there il gro"in: i'el'n-
of dicsssnt In IA. country villa regard To TIA u"=o'
which has been manifested In butlisk up oar ocean
mercantile .rlne. ~ 20 be hoped that ms ioc'hE
vii -pr,td nut ths thousands 81 ~usSsd NsrA .rh
have "a chance wage. aud the American o. sih
sframsnip. have far share OF the . 1000 900 an
nuaily paid to Foreigners Tor carrying our Eools'